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St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Heart of Midlothian FC
Wed 27 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' John Souttar
Murray Davidson 56' Y
Stevie May 67' Y
Jamie McCart 69' Y
Liam Gordon 83' Y
Y 86' Cameron Devlin

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Heart of Midlothian FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
12
St. Johnstone FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Heart of Midlothian FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–1 D
23 Oct Celtic FC A 0–2 L
16 Oct Livingston FC H 0–3 L
02 Oct Dundee FC H 3–1 W
26 Sep Hibernian FC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
Heart of Midlothian FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
23 Oct Dundee FC H 1–1 D
16 Oct Rangers FC A 1–1 D
02 Oct Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
25 Sep Livingston FC H 3–0 W
18 Sep Ross County FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Heart of Midlothian FC
#6 Position #4
3 Points 3
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
4 Scored 5
4 Conceded 2
+0 GD +3
1.50 PPG 1.50
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Heart of Midlothian FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts). Heart of Midlothian FC are 4th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Heart of Midlothian FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at McDiarmid Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC.
  • 5' Stephen Kingsley has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 11' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Liam Gordon makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 16' Scotland international Callum Booth has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 26' St. Johnstone FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Heart of Midlothian FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Heart of Midlothian FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josh Ginnelly makes it 1-1.
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 252 games and scored 248 goals.
  • 46' Reece Devine is replacing James Brown for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' Murray Davidson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' St. Johnstone FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' St. Johnstone FC have won 248 goals from 252 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a Yellow card on 67.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jamie McCart.
  • 74' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Ben Woodburn is ready to make an impact after coming on for Josh Ginnelly at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 81' Stevie May makes way for Glenn Middleton at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Liam Gordon.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cameron Devlin.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Heart of Midlothian FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robbie Neilson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lawrence Shankland 5
Graham Carey 3
Stevie May 3
Josh Ginnelly 3
Kye Rowles 2
Liam Boyce 2
Elton Kabangu 2
Alan Forrest 2

Head to Head

2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-12-14 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC 2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-23 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-10-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Livingston FC L 2021-10-02 St. Johnstone FC 3–1 Dundee FC W 2021-09-26 Hibernian FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-09-18 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W

Heart of Midlothian FC Form

2021-10-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-23 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Dundee FC D 2021-10-16 Rangers FC 1–1 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2021-10-02 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2021-09-25 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 Livingston FC W 2021-09-18 Ross County FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.44 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.39 Heart of Midlothian FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC28% Draw23% Heart of Midlothian FC49%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Heart of Midlothian FC
72%
St. Johnstone FC or Heart of Midlothian FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC20% Draw37% Heart of Midlothian FC43%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
4.9%
0 – 3
4.8%
0 – 1
4.8%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 0
3.3%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Heart of Midlothian FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 12% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 20% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 17% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Heart of Midlothian FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.